миновать

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic миновати (minovati), from Proto-Slavic *minovati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪnɐˈvatʲ]
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Verb

минова́ть (minovátʹ) impf or pf (perfective минова́ть or мину́ть)

  1. to pass, to elapse (of time)
  2. to go by, to go past (without any affect)
    Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть.
    Čemú bytʹ, tovó ne minovátʹ.
    What must be, must be; What happens, happens.
  3. (colloquial or dated) to turn (an age)

Conjugation

imperfective

perfective

Verb

минова́ть (minovátʹ) pf

  1. (chiefly in the negative) to evade
  2. (intransitive) to end, to finish

Conjugation

perfective

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